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Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is observing National Cybersecurity Awareness Month by promoting his office’s work securing Missouri’s elections.
LIBERTY — As the city received several phone calls regarding solicitations to paint house numbers on the curb, the city wants residents to know the effort is not a city-sponsored project nor is it required by city code.
SMITHVILLE — Although the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce had hopes to reschedule the Backyard BBQ Bash contest for later this month, only a handful of participants were available to participate on the new date.
Sean Roberts
Northwest Editor
Ellie Alexander’s H20 Acres Country Store has an online presence, but many of her creations can be found at the Dusted Attic in the West Bottoms of Kansas City.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
Community Covenant Church of Kearney
Friday, Oct. 11
Friday, Oct. 11
Mammograms remain one of the best methods to detecting breast cancers, giving women the opportunity to start treatment early if cancer is detected. In countries with early access to quality screening and treatment, breast cancer survival rates are now greater than 80%.
KEARNEY — The Kearney School Board launched its search for its next superintendent by contracting with EdCounsel, a Missouri firm that conducts searches on behalf of school boards, to find qualified candidates.
KEARNEY — Common Sense for Common People, a grassroots political action group based in Kearney, will host speaker Doug Ervin at the group's next meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 14, in the downstairs training room of ReeceNichols, located at 307 S. Jefferson St.
Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, which services electric members in Clay and Platte counties, is implementing new brush control and underground inspection programs to aid safety and improve service reliability.
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Admittedly, I am not the biggest fan of modern horror movies. Name anything from the 1960s through the 1980s and I’ve probably seen it, but since that era, the dependence upon special effects and shock has left me largely uninterested. However, when an A-list cast signs up to star, I typical…
SMITHVILLE — People refused to let rain dampen festivities during Smithville’s Octoberfest Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4 and 5. The event marked its return after a seven-year hiatus.
SMITHVILLE — A record number of anglers came out to participate in the Smithville Bassmasters eighth annual Daniel Palmer Memorial Classic Open Buddy Bass Tournament at Smithville Lake.
SMITHVILLE — Named after Julia Bargman, former assistant cross country coach for Smithville High School, middle school track coach and a counselor to students, this annual 5K and 1-mile walk raises funds for those suffering breast cancer in addition to providing scholarships for Smithville s…
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KANSAS CITY – Smithville’s defense held a potent Winnetonka offense to two touchdowns, rebounding from a road loss with a 38-14 victory on Friday, Oct. 11.
LIBERTY — Class 6 No. 3 Liberty North stayed hot on the coolest Friday night of the 2019 season defeating No. 10 Blue Springs 31-14 Friday, Oct. 11, at the Crossley Family Activity Center.
Derek Brizendine
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GRAIN VALLEY — From the 20 to the 20, the Kearney Bulldogs put some impressive drives together on the road against the Grain Valley Eagles.
LIBERTY — Kaden Rottjakob was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals Friday, Oct. 11, including a 37-yard game winner in double overtime that gave Liberty a 23-20 win over Lee's Summit West at Liberty Hospital Activity Center.
Derek Brizendine
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The Liberty Blue Jays placed fourth at a 21-team Kansas City Classic on Oct. 4 and 5, at the Henley Aquatic Center in Independence.
The Kearney softball team defeated Smithville for the second time in the matter of a week on Oct. 4.
LIBERTY — Roger Lower had no interest in entering the spotlight.
Three sets were needed to determine a volleyball match between Liberty and Kearney on Monday, Oct. 7, at Liberty High School.
LIBERTY — Mid-Continent Public Library will break ground on a new Liberty facility during an event that will include a presentation at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. The current branch at 1000 Kent St. will remain open during construction.
LIBERTY — In an effort to live out its mission of carrying out social, intellectual, educational, charitable, benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic or religious purposes for the benefit of members and the public, Thrivent Financial Services, supported Synergy Services by paying for the sup…
SMITHVILLE — The committee aimed at raising funds for Wreaths Across America in Liberty is planning its first golf tournament, a scramble Saturday, Oct. 12. Wreaths Across America honors local veterans buried in Liberty cemeteries with wreaths in mid-December.
KEARNEY — In an effort to raise funds for a splash pad to be built in downtown Kearney’s Lions Park, businesses are teaming up with the Kearney Enrichment Council to bring a block party atmosphere to the city and need public participation for the event to be a success.
Mammograms remain one of the best methods to detecting breast cancers, giving women the opportunity to start treatment early if cancer is detected. In countries with early access to quality screening and treatment, breast cancer survival rates are now greater than 80%.
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In his "Gettysburg Address," Abraham Lincoln described a "government of the people, by the people, for the people." The problem for any democracy is that those people can make a mistake — a dangerous mistake — by electing someone who's severely unqualified or a bloomin' nutcase.
WASHINGTON — The power of the press rests in the ability of journalists to hold government accountable, to mobilize public opinion on matters that are important to individuals, communities or the nation, and to provide necessary information of value.
Freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, of assembly and to petition the government are woven, like stars in the flag, into the fabric of the First Amendment.
Impeachment is about to make everything worse.
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